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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology is the 176th most popular major in the country with 4,242 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 352 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 265 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cell/cellular and molecular biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students.

Full NSU Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#3

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #3 spot on the list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students list, UST has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UST is $18,476 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students.

Full UST Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of Arizona

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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